At this time, Georgia has had 50,000 doses of nasal spray vaccine made available to public health offices and a select group of doctor’s offices across the state. The second supply of 50,000 doses of nasal spray was delivered directly to primacy care doctor’s offices this week. As more allotments are approved by the CDC, their distributor will deliver the vaccine directly to public health departments, doctor offices, clinics and hospitals across the state. Over 3,000 healthcare professionals across Georgia will be offering H1N1 flu vaccine to patients as vaccine supplies arrives.
Georgia expects 50,000 doses of the injectible form of the vaccine to be delivered shortly and additional vaccine supplies are expected to continue at least weekly for the next several months. As more vaccine becomes available, there will be an H1N1 Provider Search Tool on the website to assist you in finding a vaccine clinic in your community by zipcode. A telephone number for a H1N1 & Flu Season Statewide Call Center for public information about the flu season, the seasonal flu vaccine and the H1N1 vaccine will also be available.
The Georgia Division of Public Health has a H1N1 vaccine provider locator on it’s page. Type in your zip code and the distance from your zip code you can travel. They advise you to contact your family doctor’s office or health care provider before making an appointment, to be sure that the the vaccine is available.
In addition to the providers listed in the locater, vaccine may also be available at local public health clinics, CVS, CVS Minute Clinics, Ingles Pharmacies, Kmart Pharmacies, Kroger Pharmacies, Publix Pharmacies, Rite Aid, Target, Take Care Health Clinics (Walgreens), Wal-Mart and Winn-Dixie Pharmacies. If you are among those on the CDC’s priority list, you can also find out where you can get the vaccine now by contacting the County Health Department in your area. People considered most at risk for complications due to the H1N1 virus include pregnant women, people who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age, healthcare and emergency medical services personnel, persons between the ages of 6 months and 24 years old, and people between the ages of 25 through 64 years of age who are at higher risk for the 2009 H1N1 virus because of chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems.
Information on how to reach your County Health Department is offered by either district or county. There is a separate page for each of the 18 health districts and the 159 counties in Georgia with addresses and phone numbers for the district offices and the local health clinics on each page.
If you would like to receive a seasonal flu shot as well, you will have to wait a while longer. Apparently, seasonal flu clinics have been postponed due to a delay in the production and shipment of the vaccine.
